§ 30.001. ESTABLISHING CORPORATE BOUNDARIES.  


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  • (A) The purpose of establishing the entire corporate boundaries of the city, the boundaries be and the same are declared and defined as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point 36 feet west and 20 feet north of the northwest corner of Lot No. 4, Block No. 4, in North Meridian Place Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence running east parallel with the north line of Hendrix Street to the center line of Forest Avenue; thence south on the center line of Forest Avenue to a point due west of the north line of Strain Street; thence east parallel with Hendrix Street to west line of Vandalia Street; thence north on the west line of Vandalia Street to the center line of Rariden Street; thence east parallel with Hendrix Street to a point due north of the east line of Lovett's Park Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence south parallel with Elm Street to the center line of Hendrix Street; thence east on the center line of Hendrix Street to the center line of Murphy Avenue (formerly known as the Carbon Road); thence south on the center line of Murphy Avenue to a point 500 feet north of the north line of the National Road; thence east parallel with the National Road to the east line of a tract of land heretofore set off to Clara Bell Rardin by partition of the lands of which her father, Jonathan Rardin, died seized; thence south on the east line 500 feet to the north line of the National Road; thence in a southwesterly direction on the north line of the National Road to the east line of Brazil Township; thence south of the east line of Brazil Township to a point 100 feet south of the south line of the right of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence south-westerly parallel with the Pennsylvania Railroad to the center line of Murphy Avenue; thence south on the center line of Murphy Avenue to a point due east of the north line of C. W. Ward's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence west 1,230 feet to a point; thence north parallel to the east line of C.W. Ward's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana, 430 feet to a point; thence in a northeasterly direction to a point due south of the center line of Beech Street; thence north to the south line of the right of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Thence in a southwesterly direction along the south line of the right of way to the east line of Ashley Street; thence south along the east line of Ashley Street to the north line of Mechanic Street thence in a northeasterly direction along the north line of Mechanic Street to a point due north of the east line of C. W. Ward's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence south to the northeast corner of C. W. Ward's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence west along the north line of the addition to the east line of Vandalia Street; thence in a southwesterly direction across Vandalia Street to the south line of Ridge Street; thence along the south line of Ridge Street to the northeast corner of Lot No. 64 in Stewart's Second Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence southeasterly along the east line of the Lot No. 64 to the southeast corner of the Lot No. 64; thence in a southwesterly direction along the south line of Lots No. 64 and 65 in Stewart's Second Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana, to the east line of Alabama Street, thence south along the east line of Alabama Street and along the east line of the first alley east of Alabama Street a distance of 541.2 feet; thence east a distance of 436 feet to the half section line; thence south on the half section line to the north line of Maple Street in C. W. Ward's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence east on the north line of Maple Street to the east line of C. W. Ward's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence south on the east line to the center line of Pinckley Street; thence west on center line of Pinckley Street to the east line of Foster's Highland Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence south on the east line of Foster's Highland Addition to the north line of Center Street, thence west to a point due south of the southwest corner of Lot No. 11 in Poster's Star Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence south from the point 2,587.30 feet to a point; thence west from the latter point 1,206 feet to the east line of Forest Avenue Road; thence north with the east line of Forest Avenue Road to a point due east of the south line of Knight and Root's Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence west along the south line of Knight and Root's Addition and the south line of the Indianapolis Rolling Mill's Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana, to the east line of Wm. Leavitt Jr.’s First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence in a southwesterly direction along the east line of Wm. Leavitt Jr.’s addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana, to the south line of the addition; thence west along the south line of Wm. Leavitt's Jr., Addition, Leavitt and Wilson's Addition and Wm. Leavitt Sr.’s First .and Second Additions to the City of Brazil, Indiana, to the west line of Morgan Street; thence north along the west line of Morgan Street to the south line of Williams Street; thence west along the south line of Williams Street to the west line of Wm. Leavitt's Sr., Second Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence north along the west line of the addition to the north line of the right of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence in a northeasterly direction along the north right of way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad to a point due north of the west line of the first alley west of Leavitt Street; thence north parallel with Leavitt Street to the center line of Pinckley Street; thence west along the center line of Pinckley Street to the south line of A. S. Hill's Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence in a southwesterly direction along the south line of the A. S. Hill's Addition to the west line of the A. S. Hill's Addition; thence in a northwesterly direction along the west line of the A. S. Hill's Addition to the northwest corner of Lot No. 48; thence west along the congressional township line between Township 12 North, Range 7 west and Township 13 North, Range 7 west to the center of the Water Works Road; thence north along the center of the Water Works Road to the north line of the National Road; thence south 69 degrees, 51 minutes west, 168 feet 5 9-16 inches; thence north 40 degrees 20 minutes, 444 feet 7-3/4 inches; thence south 80 degrees 45 minutes west 890 feet 5-1/2 inches; thence north 475 feet; thence north 89 degrees 35 minutes east, 1,316 feet -7/8 10 inches to section line between Sections 35 and 36, Township 13 north, Range 7 west; thence north along the section line 35 feet to a point; thence east 506 feet to a point; thence south 355 feet to the north line of C. H. Kattman's First Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence in a northeasterly direction along north line of the C. H. Kattman's Addition to a point 236 feet west of the west line of Hendrix's Seventh Addition to the City of Brazil, Indiana; thence north parallel with McGuire Street to the center line of Hendrix Street; thence east along the center line of Hendrix Street to the west line of Sherman Street; thence north on the west line of Sherman street to the point of beginning.
    (B) All the territory within the limits as above defined shall be and comprise the territory of the city and the territory as above defined and described is made the territory of and incorporated within the limits of the city and the boundaries of the city are extended, defined and established so as to correspond with the boundaries of the territory and jurisdiction of the city is extended over all the territory as above described and defined.
    (1982 Code, § 11.01) (Ord. 73-1931, passed 9-22-1931)